Shock absorber



May 22,1923.

H. B. SHAEFFER SHOCK ABSORBER Filed NOV. 18, 1921 HARRY B, SHAEFFEK gnuawfoz 61m: mag

T @527 wfzmn m0" Be it. known i211 citizen of th U21 Aitmna in the mun 0% Pennsylw "121, has in and useful sofbets of which ii: catirm.

This invention reiaiesfio motor vehicle's and has for its imary object an impgoved shock abserbmi, 9 means fol pre vent- U vie'ier-n'a a1 0 me vehicle swings 399:. :auddeniy deflated $1 1 the car, to which ik seven roads.

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tension i6.

A siii! :Eurfiher @bjec; of she invantion is, ca provide suifiable casing for the .ahock' absorber, suchthax; all The ogmrating parts Wili be '3 3 32:: the musing ti! Tendfly fime 3% are conmined t'hereb "mad dxr't a c'ampa-cp aiiached t0 13a";

With tir a and manly N 1?: lhgfifififi in viaw which H be T rem a the nature of {her wuion the consists in me navel cmmbrucman,

combinmmn, and will be ncreinaff tiaaed. 2115i 05:13.2: y wiii 3 a quite rvsaiiiy 1mm ski'iie in the firth; which '4 1*; of paris as d 01x2 musi nated. by t fife 3 shims a sectional View 0" 7 shown 1n .lfigm'e S5 of the drawings.

abSO'PbQI casing, having thezein a slightly difiereni; form of friction increasing devica harm that ShOWll in Figure 2 01 the drawings,

F' ure 5 $110K; an edga View of the arw: gemant shown 11: Figure of the dmW-' mgs,

Similar. reference numemis refer to simi- 1211 parts throughout the se'vemi figures of the drawin I In carrymg ou is coniemphmtei. in the eutomoiiiie to 1c aimcheai, and t0 his :1. casing 51 i3 adapted in be agached to a frame ll 01 2111 :1uton'mniie ha i ths usual 2,2111% 12 mid 1a uche Ezhemizc,

u. 1a 1 rich is afitachsd one 15, While the at A g e a cievis 1.6 ti;- which censtructian of u Tn 21d there is pmvichd m be axle 12 15 DE!) Fipmvs 2e Coasting with ozmd 18 one t'wneci 011 .apin 1 l the atherenfil mi'atabie s a flexible ich i0 fixedly posin 10, 'whiie m'ound a 1.1 i mrein with a J of which is 5011 mf/ahefi spiral weund spyi 2;

"uz'ed ine aria me show-. an elevational view nf the 26 by'meansof a'pin serenade of the-shaft rotates the collar or neck-23 and winds the spring on the neck 23, thus the spring tends which the band 18 is Y v t v f I v ;"A shock absorber including a casing, a purpose of holding the. spiral uie iderii'the desired tension a'"paW1 35;is"posi.-"

tioned on al l sitioned I011 to rotate the disk to attached Fortthe with the rate bracket 38 I and is adapted. to

"'fu-lcrumagainst-a bracket 39.

For the'purpo'se of relieving the tension {onthe spiral springapawl lifting device is provided, 'whichis adapted to be'operated 1 with a wrenoh a wrencl repplied to the end 36 .of the Wind;

plurality of "pul Lingshaftthe A Ste 42 is provided-and is adapted to be shock absorberto a heavy-car andaddit-ional in Figure iis proposed, and copsists'of a eys 17 over which the Hexihle band 18 is in 36 and heldin engagement felt by a spring-37 which is'ipo--- such that the finger 40, which. engages the'tail 41, of the dog 'will evercolne the-efioiftiexerted by the spring 37, and with tension can be adjustedto suit,

pawl is re adapted to pass, each p y the band passes over adds to the dampening action of the device.

Having thus described my invention What I clailnend desire to secure by Letters Patent-+f springtensioneddrum supported therein, a

stationary post Within the'casing, a flexible band attached to said spring tensioned drum and to the-post, and a floating pulley resting in the b'ight of said hand between the post and the drum, and means for pulley iwith a vehicle part.

2. A shock absorber including a casing, a

tensioned drum rotatably supported therein, a stationary post within the casing, a flexible band attached to said spring tenspring jsion'ed drum and to the post, a pluralitybf' stationary-idler {pulleys over which the band passes between the spring, tensioned drum and, the poshia floating pulley engaging in a bi'ght' -f said band formed between the last floating pulley With a vehicle part.

ture.

HARRY Bl SHAEFFER.

connecting the vmentioned stationary pulley and the post, and means for connecting said 

